Ag Nanoencapsulation for Antimicrobial Applications

Authors

  • Sarah-Luise Abram University of Fribourg, Department of Chemistry, Chemin du Musée 9, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
  • Jacinthe Gagnon University of Fribourg, Department of Chemistry, Chemin du Musée 9, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
  • Magdalena Priebe University of Fribourg, Department of Chemistry, Chemin du Musée 9, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
  • Nelly Hérault University of Fribourg, Department of Chemistry, Chemin du Musée 9, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
  • Katharina M. Fromm University of Fribourg, Department of Chemistry, Chemin du Musée 9, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland. katharina.fromm@unifr.ch

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2018.249

Keywords:

Antimicrobial activity, Implant infections, Nanocontainers, Nanorattles, Silver nanoparticles

Abstract

Biomaterial-related infections remain a significant challenge in medicine. Antimicrobial materials on the basis of Ag nanoparticles represent a promising solution for this issue. Therefore several Ag-containing nanocontainers and nanorattles have been synthesized and characterized that exhibit remarkable control over the release of Ag+ as antimicrobial active species. Their biological evaluation against prokaryotic as well as eukaryotic cells reveals that they fulfill the prerequisites for applications as antimicrobial implant coatings.
CHIMIA Vol. 72 No. 4 (2018): Laureates: Junior Prizes of the SCS Fall Meeting 2017

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Published

2018-04-25

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Vol. 72 No. 4 (2018): Laureates: Junior Prizes of the SCS Fall Meeting 2017

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Scientific Articles

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Copyright (c) 2018 Swiss Chemical Society

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How to Cite

[1]
S.-L. Abram, J. Gagnon, M. Priebe, N. Hérault, K. M. Fromm, Chimia 2018, 72, 249, DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2018.249.